Germany

Quick Facts

• Language: German
• GDP per capita: $39,100 (2012 EST.)
• Germany Population: 81,147,265 (2013 est)
• Name: Germany Federal Republic of Germany
• Capital City: Berlin (3,440,441 pop.) (4,429,847 metro)
• Religion: Protestants 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%.
• Ethnicity: German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)

Why Study In Germany

• Lowest tuition fees.
• Affordable living expenses.
• Safe country to live and study.
• 17,500 degree programs offered.
• Diverse range of study opportunities.
• Ample number of scholarships on offer.
• World class degrees recognized around the world.
• Scientifically oriented study in a wide range of disciplines.

Education System

• Universities.
• 50 art colleges.
• Colleges of Art and Music.
• Universities of 'Applied Sciences.
• 189 universities of public administrative sciences.
• The entire system in Germany totals nearly 400 higher education institutions, with roughly 120 universities.

Work Rights & Stay Back

• 18 months Residence permit.
• Authorization to work 20 hours per week.
• 240 days part time or 120 days full time in a year .Students can work for more hours subject to approval from foreign authority.

Employment & Job Market

• Of the Fortune global 500 companies, 37 are headquartered in Germany.
• Germany is India's most important EU business partner especially for Machinery, Automobiles, Chemical, Electric products as well as IT.
• According to latest Economic forecast, German economy is forecast to grow 3.3% in 2011 and employment is expected to expand by 4,90,000.
• Some of the globally acclaimed companies from Germany are SAP Labs, Allianz, Adidas, Bosch, Daimler-Benz, Audi, Bayer, Siemens, Volkswagen, E.ON, Deutsche Bank, Porsche, BMW, Lufthansa, Henkel, BASF and RWE.

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